PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man is facing charges after he tried to break in a home and then led police on a chase.

A detective with the Putnam County Sheriff's Department tells WSAZ.com James Galloway, 34, of Lima, Ohio, broke into a house on Teays Farms in Teays Valley.

Once Galloway was in the house he was confronted by the homeowner who fired some rounds at him, according to Detective Shawn Johnson. Galloway took off and jumped into a vehicle and dumped it at the 7-eleven along Scary Creek.

That's when he stole another vehicle and headed east, according to investigators. A West Virginia State Trooper spotted the vehicle along I-64 and chased him near Laidley Field. That's where Galloway stopped and jumped out of the vehicle and took off running, according to Detective Johnson. Police were able to catch up with him and take him into custody.

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